Combination range



Feb. 13, 1923.

. 1,445,403. a. A. LIESER.

COMBINATION RANGE. FILED DEC. 31, 192].

i W iz za Patented l ebo id, 115923.

GILBERT A. LIESER, OF BEA;

ER DAB I, 'WISUONEIN, ASS KNOB *10 IlllIA-LLEABLE IRON RANGE GOMPAIIY,O1 BEAVER Dfiillit, 'iii lSCONSlZN, ll. CORPORATION OF "WISCONSIN.

COMBINATION RANGE.

Application filed December 31, 1921. Serial No. 526.155.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ginnnirr A. Linsnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Beaver Dam, in the county of Dodge and State of Wisconsin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in (JoinbinationRanges, of which the following is a specification.

(This invention relates to a cooking range which combines in a singlestructure the features of a gas range and a coal range, so that eitherform of fuel ma be'used as occasion may warrant. The object of theinvention is to so arran e the various portions of the range thatihesame will be compact and conve ient in structure and adapted to utilizeer form of fuel with a minimum waste of heat fliciency. The rangefurthermore is designed with a view to economy in the utilisation offloor space, so that the combinerfl range of the present inventionoccupies no grea lr area of floor space than that occupied by a coalrange of standard coimtruction.

l urther details will appear from a description of the invention whichconsists in the features of construction and combination of partshereinafter described and claimed.

'ihe drawiiui; shows a perspective view of the front of the range.

The combined range comprises a coal burner section A, a gas oven andbroiler section B, and a gas top C arranged as indi cated in thedrawing, that is to say, the coal section constitutes the base or bodyof the structure, the combined gas oven and broiler constitutes asuperstructure arranged as shown to rest upon the top of the coalsection at the right hand thereof anl the gas top C constitutes anextension projecting toward the left without floor contact, whicharrangement is entirely feasible by reason of the fact that thepreponderance of weight is carried by the opposite end of the structure.The relative right and left hand positions shown may obviously bereversed although the arrangementindicated is generally preferred asconstituting a more convenient location for the respective sections.

The coal section separately considered constitutes a coal range ofstandard construction comprising a fire box 1, an ash pit 2, an oven anda cooking top 4:, the latter being located directly above the fire box.

' combination of the two Since the present invention is directedprimarily to the arrangement and locationof the several portions of thestructure into a unitary or organized entity, and since the individualseparately considered parts are of standard formation and may bemodified as to detail, it is not deemed necessary to submit specificdescription of each of these details. v

The superstructure l3 con' prises a gas oven 5, a gas broiler 6 and a grburner pipe '7 which supplies tile burners intermediate the oven andbroiler. The superstruc ture, as shown, is of substantially equall'ieight and depth with the coal range section but of lesser width whichexposes the coal cooking top l, which isprov-ided with the usualremovable cover plates 8, which cool;-

top lies flush with the gas top extension C, so that abundant levelspace is afforded on these two tops. which constitutes an 1-;- tensionthe one of the other. for the manipulation of cooking utensils. TheQfZlS cool:- ing top is provided with the usual burners 9 which aresupplied by the same gas pipe 7 which furnishes; V

'lhe gas top extension is supported upon a bracket it) which projectslaterally from the coal range section and a back plate 11 andshell 1,;are provided which furnish a combined baclrii'igr for the cooking topsand serve to knit together the structure into an integral unit.

From the foregoing description itwill be noted that the present combinedstructure possesses all of the individual advantages of a coal range anda gas range with additional features of advantage resulting from thest"uctures. By locating the gas superstructure immediately above thecoal oven, the coal range structure serves as a base or support for thegas burning superstructure. so that the space, not otherwise available,is utilized without extending); the floor area of the combination. Atthe same time by arranging the cooking tops in alignn'ient with oneanother, an unbrolren top area ahorded for the manipulation of cookingutensils, the area provided by the top extension, fully ii'on'ipensatingfor the space occupied by the gas burning superstructure. Furthermore,by aranging the superstructure in the manner indicated, ample provisionis made for extending the gas top without floor support so that the asto the superstructure.

underlying floor space is available for other purposes and the absenceof floor supports at this point makes it easy to clean the floor or toutilize the floor space for storage purposes. The arrangement is onewhich materially reduces the apparent size of the structure as a wholeso that it presents a much more sightly and attractive appearance thanwould be the case if the gas burnlng features were carried downsubstantially to the floor level.

Furthermore, on occasion it may be found desirable to utilize both thecoal burning and gas burning features of the combined structure, eitherto increase the cooking ca pacity or as a matter of temporaryconvenience or for special purposes, and in such case, the heatgenerated by the coal burning portion of the combination structure willin a large measure be available for the heating of the burningsuperstructure, which heat thus available would under ordinarycircumstances, be wasted in large measure.

The arrangement is one which is extremely convenient in the point oflocation of the various cooking sections. and at the same time isonewhich combines strength, durability and compactness of structure withattractiveness in appearance. Although the lower section has beendefined as a coal burner range section, it is intended that the termcoal should apply to the use of wood, briquettes, or other like fuelcommonly used as a substitute for coal, and in like manner the term gasshould. be construed to include gasoline or like fluids commonly used asa substitute for gas. 1

I claim:

1. In a combined cooking range, the combination of a coal burningsection 'con-v stituting the base of the structure and de signedexclusively for the burning of coal and having a coal heated oven at oneside thereof, a gas burning superstructure of less width than the coalburning section and superimposed upon the latter above the oven thereofin position to leave exposed a portion of the coal burning section, toconstitute a cooking top therefor, the gas burning superstructure beingdivided into a lower broiling section and an upper oven section andprovided with a gas burner intermediate the oven and the broiler, and agas burning cooking top constituting an 2. In a combined cooking range,the combination of a coal burning section constituting the base of thestructure and designed exclusively for-the burning of coal and having acoal heated oven at oneside thereof, a gas burning superstructure ofless width than the coal burning section and superimposed upon thelatter above the oven thereof in position to leave exposed a portion ofthe coal burning section, to constitute a cooking top therefor, the gasburning superstructure being divided into a lower broiling section andan upper'oven section and provided with a. gas burner intermediate theoven and the broiler, and a gas burning cooking top constituting anextension from the coal cooking top and on the same plane therewith,said gas burning extension. being wholly supported from the coal burningsection without direct floor support and being designed exclusively forthe burning of gas, substantially as described.

'3. In a combined cooking range the combination of a coal burningsection constituting the base of the structure and designed exclusivelyfor the burning of coal and having a coal heated oven at one sidethereof, a gas burning superstructure superimposed upon the coal burningsection above the oven in position to leave exposed a portion of thecoal burning section to constitute a cooking top therefor, a gas burnerfor heating the gas burning superstructure, and a gas burning cookingtop constituting an extension from the coal cooking top and on the sameplane therewith, substantially as described.

4. In a combined cooking range the combination of a coal burning sectionconstituting the base of' the structure and designed exclusively for theburning of coal and having a coal heated oven at one side thereof, a gasburningsuperstructure supertute a cooking top therefor, a gas burner forheating the gas burning superstructure, and a gas burning cooking topconstituting an extension from the coal cooking top and on the sameplane therewith, said gas burning extension being wholly supported fromthe coal burning section without direct floor support and being designedexclusively for the burning of gas, substantially as de scribed.

GILBERT A. LIESER.

